The Crimea: Its Towns, Inhabitants, and Social Customs1855 - 143 pages |
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... late years , however , the Jews and Jewesses are giving up their old costumes , and are adopting our mode of dress ; so that the younger members of that com- munity are only distinguishable by the bright colours they wear , and the ...
... late years , however , the Jews and Jewesses are giving up their old costumes , and are adopting our mode of dress ; so that the younger members of that com- munity are only distinguishable by the bright colours they wear , and the ...
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... Late in the autumn of 1851 , my husband and I were detained for horses at the Belbek post- station , about eight miles from Sevastopol . While he was occupied in trying to hasten the lazy drivers , I stepped into the travellers ' room ...
... Late in the autumn of 1851 , my husband and I were detained for horses at the Belbek post- station , about eight miles from Sevastopol . While he was occupied in trying to hasten the lazy drivers , I stepped into the travellers ' room ...
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... late years , follow- ing the good example of the German colonists , by cultivating the potato more extensively ; but the Tartars , though exceedingly fond of this useful and delightful vegetable , very seldom take the trouble of doing ...
... late years , follow- ing the good example of the German colonists , by cultivating the potato more extensively ; but the Tartars , though exceedingly fond of this useful and delightful vegetable , very seldom take the trouble of doing ...
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... late years the in- creasing trade with Kertch has much injured the commerce of Theodosia . The anchorage here is good , and the harbour , after those of Sevastopol and Balaclava , is considered the safest in the Crimea , being only ...
... late years the in- creasing trade with Kertch has much injured the commerce of Theodosia . The anchorage here is good , and the harbour , after those of Sevastopol and Balaclava , is considered the safest in the Crimea , being only ...
Page 94
... late hour , when the company de- scended to a flotilla of little boats , which were stationed in attendance along the side of the ship . At the moment of departure , the gallant old Admiral had prepared a surprise for us , by causing ...
... late hour , when the company de- scended to a flotilla of little boats , which were stationed in attendance along the side of the ship . At the moment of departure , the gallant old Admiral had prepared a surprise for us , by causing ...
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